Gladys Wamble

DETROIT, Mich. - Gladys O. Wamble, 90, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died Aug. 16, 2002, at the Westland Convalescent Center in Westland.

Born Aug. 17, 1911, in Dexter, daughter of the late Jesse and Alice Reed Ross, she moved to Detroit in 1937.

On Dec. 1, 1929, in Dexter, she married Cecil J. Wamble who preceded her in death on June 1, 1999.

Survivors include: one son, Jesse Franklin Wamble of Lewisburg, Tenn.; three daughters, Pauline Turowski of Dearborn Heights, Glenda Boyd of Lincoln Park and JoAnn Patrick of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one brother, Virgil Ross of Royal Oak; and 20 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Six brothers and sisters also preceded her in death.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, where services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Phil Warren of Dexter will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Triplett Cemetery near Dexter.